Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (166121)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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And it was very good

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 18h

After an appointment in Wichita this morning we went to a restaurant/cafe called The Village Inn. It is a chain so some other people in the US likely have seen it. It specializes in breakfasts, but does have other things. It was...

october 2025

breakfast

village inn

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Wally world, you lose this time.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 19 Oct

I needed black printer ink, and we deliberately went to Walmart after church to get that and some things for the cats. I had three items in my cart and went to the electronics department to get the ink. I know it is in a locked...

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I cannot sleep

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 18 Oct

Hubby will say he is going to make a meal, and then does not get it started early enough for when I need to eat. So I pulled out a dish of chicken fajita meat, that was ready to warm up in the microwave. I added extra peppers and...

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A new to me food item

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 16 Oct

I keep trying to find healthy, easy foods for breakfasts in the morning. When we were at Sam's Club I bought a package of egg wraps. They are made from egg whites, no flour. I have just finished the first of two packages that came...

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A rare treasure

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 15 Oct

This is so cool. I did not know there was such a thing as a white Monarch butterfly, but apparently there is, and one was seen in Kansas. Usually they are seen in Hawaii.I found this on Facebook from : meteorologistist Jacob...

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Sam's Club

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 11 Oct

It has been five years since we let our Sam's membership go. Bob has been wanting a new one. We got a letter in the mail asking us to renew by October 27, and we had Sam's Club Cash ($1 or so) we could apply toward's it. At...

october 2025

membership store

hot dogs

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I came out of the store to put groceries in the car, and Bob was on the ground

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 9 Oct

The man in the SUV two stalls from our car fell getting out of his vehicle. He hit his head hard on the pavement. When I came out, Bob was stabilizing his head and neck. Three women were standing around. They did not know the man...

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My "boys" are fun

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 8 Oct

When my sister got Bruno she bought him a special blanket, because it complimented his looks. He knows it is his and has drug it out of a stack into the floor in the office. He sleeps there while I am on the computer. Pedro likes...

october 2025

blanket wars

cats

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The sky looks a strange color today

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 6 Oct

It is barely time for the sun to be coming up, and the entire atmosphere has an eerie look. There is fog, and darkness. According to my online weather sources we are probably going to have rain all day. The leaves have begun...

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It happened, of course. . .

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 4 Oct

Yes, indeed. Bob found his phone, in his bedside drawer, where each of us looked multiple times. I just do not see how we missed it. He is pleased. I can now put his important contacts in for him., Cause he will not be able to....

october 2025

found phone

contacts

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I thought it might be too late. . .

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 2 Oct

Our lead teacher, Mrs. Lesli brought in some caterpillars last week. She found them on English Ivy and they looked fat and healthy. According to the internet they were either Monarchs or Black Swallowtails. We had about given up...

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Long afternoon

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 2 Oct

Bob's new phone arrived. I was having a hard time setting it up. I was not real selective when I ordered it. It is using kaiOS as an operating system. I did get it done, through chat with a tracfone agent. Actually they just did...

october 2025

new phone

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Bob has lost his phone

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 30 Sep

All we can figure is that he lay it down while going to Urgent Care and the Pharmacy, and someone picked it up. We have looked around here inside, outside, and in the cars, under the seats. So I guess I will get him a new one and...

september 2025

lost phone

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Shopping can be hard

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 30 Sep

Every year I make certain to have my maximum pre tax flexible spending account taken out of my checks. A new year begins tomorrow for me. October 1, 2025. Due to some confusion on my part I started my day with over $400 still in...

september 2025

fsa

shopping

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Fake summer

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 28 Sep

It is finally Fall. We had cooler temps last week but now we are back up to the mid 80's. The grass is not growing quite so fast. I am still lazy. Tomorrow I have an inservice from 1 to 4, so hopefully I will get stuff done in...

september 2025

warm

dry

professional development

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I do not know if this would work for you

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 26 Sep

My little kiddo that I am working with this year is on Facebook. I do not see that the profile is private. I did follow it. There are almost four hundred followers. Not bad for our little community. It has been so helpful for me...

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I worked for two days

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 26 Sep

I was supposed to go in for planning today, and then sub, but I was coughing so hard I was throwing up. Or. . . I could have what the other aid had, and lots of other people, and be working on a stomach bug. I went back to...

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Before bed chores

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 23 Sep

I am waiting for my evening casserole to cool. I am glad we will have leftovers tomorrow. I will need to take care of the litter tray, and pick out clothes for tomorrow. I am planning to go back to work. I still have an...

september 2025

evening bed time

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I have a fever

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 21 Sep

I am definitely sick. I already put in for the day off tomorrow.I have a low grade fever but it is climbing. Took a four hour nap. I have no energy to cook or plan meals, so I ate a can of chicken noodle soup with buttered...

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Bob went to the Marion Library

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166121) • United States 20 Sep

He went to the Library and then came back with a big bag of zucchini, as well as books.I already had three medium zucchini in the fridge. He sauteed some with onions for lunch yesterday. The ones I already had were slightly...

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